Events & Entertainment

The community walk up Taipei 101, organized by the Canadian Society among others, is getting into full swing. Climb the world's tallest building for a worthwhile cause, and raise funds for the Garden of Hope Foundation which fights domestic violence and sexual abuse. The American, British and European chambers of commerce, ICRT and the Foreign Correspondents Club have thrown themselves into the event, so why don't you? The registration fee is NT$500 and participants are expected to raise a minimum of NT$2,000 in sponsorship. Details are available at the at www.canadiansociety.org. ● May 21

● Tickets are NT$200 to NT$800 and are available through NTCH ticketing.

● Tomorrow 7:30pm

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 performed by the NSO under Chien Wen-bin (簡文彬) and with cellist Natalia Gutman coming on stage to perform the Schumann Cello Concerto Op. 129, at the National Concert Hall, Taipei.

● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.

● Sunday 2:30pm

The Songs of Mozart (莫札特歌曲之夜), a program of songs by Mozart displaying another side of his talent quite distinct from his choral works, at the National Recital Hall, Taipei.

● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.

● Tomorrow 7:30pm

Tang Wan-chun Piano Recital (湯婉君鋼琴獨奏會), a rising star in Taiwan's classical music scene plays a program of Bach, Schumann, Bartok and Rachmaninoff at the National Recital Hall, Taipei.

● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.

● Sunday 7:30pm

Phonon Percussion Ensemble (聲子樂擊室內樂團) performs a program of percussion music at the Sinjhuang City Cultural Center (新莊文化藝術中心), 133 Zhongping Rd, Sinjhuang City, Taipei County (台北縣新莊市中平路133號).

● Tickets are NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through ERA ticketing.

● Today 2:30pm

Brazilian Carnival (熱情、奔放、樂森巴音樂會) a program of Latin Music at the Family Theater (台北市立親子劇場), 2F, 1, Shifu Rd, Taipei (台北市市府路一號2樓).

● Tickets are NT$400 to NT$800 and are available through ERA ticketing.

● Tonight 7:30pm

Forum Music (十方樂集) celebrates its tenth anniversary with a program of percussion music at their home venue, Forum Auditorium (十方樂集音樂劇場), 4, Lane 187, Mintzu W Rd (台北市民族西路187巷4號).

Call (02) 2593-5811.

● Tickets are NT$300 and are available by contacting Forum Music at (02) 2593-5811.

● Today, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm

Music Inspires Pictures, part of the Just Back from Germany series of concerts features music by German, Austrian and French musicians inspired by the paintings of Chen Luo-ke (陳羅克), at the German Cultural Center located at 12F, 20 Heping W Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市和平西路一段20號12樓).

More information at www.dk-taipei.org.tw or call (02) 2365-7294.

● Admission is free.

● Thursday 7:30pm

Events

2006 Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival (第一屆關渡國際自然裝置藝術節), featuring the work of Jane Ingrame Allen entitled Nests for Humans, an outdoor installation of "human nests" in which people can think about man's relationship with birds and nature generally. More information at www.gd-park.org.tw or call (02) 2858-7417. At Guandu Nature Park (關渡自然公園), 55 Guandu Rd., Taipei (台北市關渡路55號). More information at www.gd-park.org.tw.